President Obama says a government shutdown would have severe consequences for the American people — but his White House is telling agencies not to talk about what those consequences are.E-mails from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last month told agencies that statements to Congress "should not state or imply what functions would or would not be continued in the event of a funding gap."
"Agencies should not be previewing shutdown plans — that is, policy and operational decisions — in any way," it added. Agencies were ordered to clear any responses to questions about shutdown plans with OMB.